Secretts Farm was a riot of colour as Thai dancers, chefs, stall holders and martial artists took over for three days with the theme of Songkran, or Thai new year.

The event opened on Saturday morning (August 29), when visitors were joined by the Thai Minister Nadhavathna and mayor of Godalming, Councillor Anne Bott.

Across the three days, visitors enjoyed entertainment from the Thai Dance Academy, saw demonstrations of Muay Thai and sword fighting, as well as Krabi Krabong - fights with long and short weapons.

Chefs cooked a variety of Thai food treats and children could participate in events just for them, with a craft workshops where they made their own fans or umbrellas.

Spices, silks, carvings, furniture, clothing and jewellery were for sale from stall holders, some of whom had made the journey just for the event.

Amazing Thailand this year honoured the father of Thai Boxing, Nai Khanom Tdom, who 700 years ago using his bare hands protected Thailand from the Burmese.

The incredible traditional Thai Boxing demonstrations were a tribute to this much-revered man.

The closing ceremony, held on Bank Holiday Monday, was called the 'Loy Krathong Ceremony' and children took their own Krathongs (lotus flower floats) to float.

This ceremony is held in Thailand each November and begins with the exquisite candle dance followed by everyone joining in to float his or her own Krathongs in the water.

This is to symbolise forgiveness, the passing away of sadness and to bring happiness for the future.

The festival is held to raise money for the Mudita Trust charity, which works to end child prostitution in Thailand through education.

Mudita Karnasuta, the founder of the trust, would like to bring attention to the tricycle rickshaws featured this year.

She said: “There are only 100 rickshaws left in Chang Mai, and I would like to help preserve them as this will help the families who operate them who are desperately poor.

“Any tourists visiting Chaing Mai can locate them at Tah Pae where they will be taken on a tour of 10 monasteries.”

The charity’s main focus is a school in Rachaburi Province but it has also donated to schools in poorer areas of Bangkok and to those based in hill tribes. The trust also assesses individual cases and provides financial assistance for children to attend school.